Colin Kaepernick looks to pass during his NFL workout held at Charles R Drew high school on November 16, 2019 in Riverdale, Georgia. Photo: Carmen Mandato (Getty Images) If you’re the Cincinnati Bengals (or Miami Dolphins), you woke up Monday morning with way more questions than answers after rookie phenom …
Read More »Tyler Perry Donates 5,000 Thanksgiving Meals To Families
Tyler Perry and Tyler Perry Studios are kicking off Thanksgiving week by doing what he does best … giving back to the community! On Sunday (Nov. 22), the media mogul opened his Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta for four hours to feed 5,000 families with Thanksgiving meals and gift cards …
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Memorial designs by Rael San Fratello, Refik Anadol Studio, and Sekou Cooke Unlike a war, a pandemic is invisible and diffuse. It’s everywhere and nowhere. Its death toll is ultimately unknowable. That makes a virus difficult to mark with physical tributes. Few memorials mark the 1918 Spanish flu; one is …
Read More »Steve Harvey Shocks Houston Baker With A Holiday Surprise
What is Thanksgiving without some sweet treats? The latest guest on Steve Harvey’s Steve on Watch, has the perfect dessert for anyone’s sweet tooth! Brotha Bakes is delivering delicious cakes in a jar inspired by some of Black culture’s most famous celebrities. Owner and baker, Mark Linen, took a leap …
Read More »Donald Trump Clears Way For Biden Transition
A key Trump administration appointee revealed Monday (November 23) she would allow President-elect Joe Biden to officially begin his transition to the White House, shortly after Donald Trump tweeted that he would no longer block the protocol. This will clear the way for Biden’s team to get access to briefings, …
Read More »Ciara Reveals Details About Her Third Pregnancy
Ciara is getting real about her third pregnancy with her 4-month-old son Win and while she’s overjoyed by his healthy birth, let’s just say she’s now admitting it was a “painful” experience. Speaking backstage at the 2020 American Music Awards, the “Level Up” singer and mother of three got candid …
Read More »Author and Speaker Cheryl Polote-Williamson Talks About The Roots of Her Success
One conversation with author and speaker Cheryl Polote-Williamson will have you feeling like you can walk on water. Polote-Williamson is changing lives through her hands-on approach to teaching others how to create multiple streams of income and the benefits of collaboration. Collaboration is what she does and boy does she …
Read More »Mahershala Ali On Why He Won’t Film Love Scenes
Reflecting on his first major film in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, actor Mahershala Ali says that he refused to film a sex scene in the move because of religious reasons. On the latest episode of Common’s podcast Mind Power Mixtape on Audible, Academy Award winning actor Mahershala Ali …
Read More »David Dinkins, New York City’s First Black Mayor, Dies at 93
Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins attends a ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial for those killed in the February 26, 1993 truck bomb attack at the World Trade Center on February 26, 2018 in New York City. Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images) David Dinkins, who became the …
Read More »Al Roker Returns To ‘Today’ After Surgery
On November 6, legendary weatherman Al Roker revealed he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. However, after surgery only two weeks ago, he has returned to TODAY. This morning (November 23), the 66-year-old said, “I feel good, I really do.” He added a joke, “Usually you’re dead when you get …
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